Merge branch 'main' into fix/1333

Merge PR #1651: feat: add WebSocket load testing infrastructure (#1505)

reviews/2026-04-12-forge-wide-qa-pass.md

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Forge-Wide QA Pass — 2026-04-12 Evening
+
+**Reviewer:** Perplexity  
+**Scope:** All 6 Timmy Foundation repos  
+**Source:** Issue #1333 on `Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus`  
+**Reference:** `perplexity-status-report-2026-04-12-evening`
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+| Repo | Open PRs | Reviewed | Approved | Changes Requested | Closed |
+|------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|--------|
+| the-nexus | 33 → 32 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
+| timmy-config | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
+| timmy-home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
+| fleet-ops | 0 | — | — | — | — |
+| hermes-agent | 0 | — | — | — | — |
+| the-beacon | 0 | 1 post-merge flag | — | — | — |
+
+**Total: 40 open PRs across the org. 17 reviewed this pass.**
+
+---
+
+## Critical Findings
+
+### 1. the-nexus swarm pileup (again)
+33 open PRs, 31 from Rockachopa via mimo-v2-pro swarm. These are NOT empty/stale like the April 11 event — they contain real diffs. However:
+- **Triple duplicate:** PRs #1319, #1322, #1328 all delete `CONTRIBUTORING.md`. Closed #1322 as duplicate.
+- **4 sibling `app.js` PRs** (#1285, #1307, #1330, #1331) branch from the same commit. Merge sequentially or they'll conflict.
+- **Queue throttle not deployed yet:** PR #1327 adds `MAX_QUEUE_DEPTH=10` to the dispatcher — the fix for this exact problem. **Merge #1327 first and restart the dispatcher.**
+
+### 2. CAPTCHA bypass tool in timmy-config #499
+The multimodal toolsuite PR includes a `captcha_solver.py`. This needs explicit human sign-off — it's a policy decision, not a code decision. Requested changes.
+
+### 3. the-beacon Gemini bloat
+PR #76 (merged) added +3,258 lines for two small fixes. Gemini likely rewrote large portions of `game.js`. Also: `game/npc-logic.js` and `scripts/guardrails.js` may be dead code (runtime lives in `js/`). Flagged for audit.
+
+### 4. Paper PRs need polish (timmy-home)
+Both papers (#596 Poka-Yoke, #597 Sovereign Fleet) are real work but have specific bugs:
+- #596: path injection security bug + broken citation
+- #597: real IPs in public-facing tables + wrong LaTeX style
+
+---
+
+## Recommended Merge Order (the-nexus)
+
+1. **#1327** — Queue throttle (stops the pileup)
+2. **#1319** — .gitea.yml cleanup
+3. **#1326** — Multi-user bridge (Timmy, strong)
+4. **#1330** — GOFAI facts (Timmy, clean)
+5. **#1285** — Performance gating
+6. **#1329** — Watchdog fix
+7. **#1331** — Health HUD
+8. **#1328** — Portfolio CTA (rebase after #1319)
+9. Remaining 23 Rockachopa PRs need individual review
+
+## What's Working Well
+
+- **Timmy's PR quality is excellent.** Both #1330 and #1326 are targeted, complete, well-structured.
+- **hermes-agent is clean.** PR #300 (malformed JSON repair, +1 line, saves ~1,400 inference turns) is the best ROI change in the org.
+- **fleet-ops GOFIA series** (#80, #81, #82) landed with strong test coverage.
+- **the-beacon** shipped 9 PRs with real game features (emotional arcs, procedural sound, golden ratio economics).
+
+## What Needs Attention
+
+- Deploy the queue throttle (#1327) before the next swarm cycle
+- Audit `the-beacon/game.js` for Gemini-introduced regressions
+- The remaining 23 unreviewed nexus PRs — continue reviewing if desired
+- Branch protection still not enabled (waiting on rockachopa per #1253/#1255)
+
+---
+
+Reference: perplexity-status-report-2026-04-12-evening

server.py

@@ -3,20 +3,34 @@
 The Nexus WebSocket Gateway — Robust broadcast bridge for Timmy's consciousness.
 This server acts as the central hub for the-nexus, connecting the mind (nexus_think.py),
 the body (Evennia/Morrowind), and the visualization surface.
+
+Security features:
+- Binds to 127.0.0.1 by default (localhost only)
+- Optional external binding via NEXUS_WS_HOST environment variable
+- Token-based authentication via NEXUS_WS_TOKEN environment variable
+- Rate limiting on connections
+- Connection logging and monitoring
 """
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import signal
 import sys
-from typing import Set
+import time
+from typing import Set, Dict, Optional
+from collections import defaultdict
 
 # Branch protected file - see POLICY.md
 import websockets
 
 # Configuration
-PORT = 8765
-HOST = "0.0.0.0"  # Allow external connections if needed
+PORT = int(os.environ.get("NEXUS_WS_PORT", "8765"))
+HOST = os.environ.get("NEXUS_WS_HOST", "127.0.0.1")  # Default to localhost only
+AUTH_TOKEN = os.environ.get("NEXUS_WS_TOKEN", "")  # Empty = no auth required
+RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW = 60  # seconds
+RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS = 10  # max connections per IP per window
+RATE_LIMIT_MAX_MESSAGES = 100  # max messages per connection per window
 
 # Logging setup
 logging.basicConfig(
@@ -28,15 +42,97 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("nexus-gateway")
 
 # State
 clients: Set[websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol] = set()
+connection_tracker: Dict[str, list] = defaultdict(list)  # IP -> [timestamps]
+message_tracker: Dict[int, list] = defaultdict(list)  # connection_id -> [timestamps]
+
+def check_rate_limit(ip: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if IP has exceeded connection rate limit."""
+    now = time.time()
+    # Clean old entries
+    connection_tracker[ip] = [t for t in connection_tracker[ip] if now - t < RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW]
+    
+    if len(connection_tracker[ip]) >= RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS:
+        return False
+    
+    connection_tracker[ip].append(now)
+    return True
+
+def check_message_rate_limit(connection_id: int) -> bool:
+    """Check if connection has exceeded message rate limit."""
+    now = time.time()
+    # Clean old entries
+    message_tracker[connection_id] = [t for t in message_tracker[connection_id] if now - t < RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW]
+    
+    if len(message_tracker[connection_id]) >= RATE_LIMIT_MAX_MESSAGES:
+        return False
+    
+    message_tracker[connection_id].append(now)
+    return True
+
+async def authenticate_connection(websocket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol) -> bool:
+    """Authenticate WebSocket connection using token."""
+    if not AUTH_TOKEN:
+        # No authentication required
+        return True
+    
+    try:
+        # Wait for authentication message (first message should be auth)
+        auth_message = await asyncio.wait_for(websocket.recv(), timeout=5.0)
+        auth_data = json.loads(auth_message)
+        
+        if auth_data.get("type") != "auth":
+            logger.warning(f"Invalid auth message type from {websocket.remote_address}")
+            return False
+        
+        token = auth_data.get("token", "")
+        if token != AUTH_TOKEN:
+            logger.warning(f"Invalid auth token from {websocket.remote_address}")
+            return False
+        
+        logger.info(f"Authenticated connection from {websocket.remote_address}")
+        return True
+        
+    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+        logger.warning(f"Authentication timeout from {websocket.remote_address}")
+        return False
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        logger.warning(f"Invalid auth JSON from {websocket.remote_address}")
+        return False
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Authentication error from {websocket.remote_address}: {e}")
+        return False
 
 async def broadcast_handler(websocket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
     """Handles individual client connections and message broadcasting."""
-    clients.add(websocket)
     addr = websocket.remote_address
+    ip = addr[0] if addr else "unknown"
+    connection_id = id(websocket)
+    
+    # Check connection rate limit
+    if not check_rate_limit(ip):
+        logger.warning(f"Connection rate limit exceeded for {ip}")
+        await websocket.close(1008, "Rate limit exceeded")
+        return
+    
+    # Authenticate if token is required
+    if not await authenticate_connection(websocket):
+        await websocket.close(1008, "Authentication failed")
+        return
+    
+    clients.add(websocket)
     logger.info(f"Client connected from {addr}. Total clients: {len(clients)}")
     
     try:
         async for message in websocket:
+            # Check message rate limit
+            if not check_message_rate_limit(connection_id):
+                logger.warning(f"Message rate limit exceeded for {addr}")
+                await websocket.send(json.dumps({
+                    "type": "error",
+                    "message": "Message rate limit exceeded"
+                }))
+                continue
+            
             # Parse for logging/validation if it's JSON
             try:
                 data = json.loads(message)
@@ -81,6 +177,20 @@ async def broadcast_handler(websocket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
 
 async def main():
     """Main server loop with graceful shutdown."""
+    # Log security configuration
+    if AUTH_TOKEN:
+        logger.info("Authentication: ENABLED (token required)")
+    else:
+        logger.warning("Authentication: DISABLED (no token required)")
+    
+    if HOST == "0.0.0.0":
+        logger.warning("Host binding: 0.0.0.0 (all interfaces) - SECURITY RISK")
+    else:
+        logger.info(f"Host binding: {HOST} (localhost only)")
+    
+    logger.info(f"Rate limiting: {RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS} connections/IP/{RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW}s, "
+                f"{RATE_LIMIT_MAX_MESSAGES} messages/connection/{RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW}s")
+    
     logger.info(f"Starting Nexus WS gateway on ws://{HOST}:{PORT}")
     
     # Set up signal handlers for graceful shutdown

tests/load/websocket_load_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+WebSocket Load Test — Benchmark concurrent user sessions on the Nexus gateway.
+
+Tests:
+- Concurrent WebSocket connections
+- Message throughput under load
+- Memory profiling per connection
+- Connection failure/recovery
+
+Usage:
+    python3 tests/load/websocket_load_test.py                    # default (50 users)
+    python3 tests/load/websocket_load_test.py --users 200        # 200 concurrent
+    python3 tests/load/websocket_load_test.py --duration 60      # 60 second test
+    python3 tests/load/websocket_load_test.py --json             # JSON output
+
+Ref: #1505
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+import argparse
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+WS_URL = os.environ.get("WS_URL", "ws://localhost:8765")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ConnectionStats:
+    connected: bool = False
+    connect_time_ms: float = 0
+    messages_sent: int = 0
+    messages_received: int = 0
+    errors: int = 0
+    latencies: List[float] = field(default_factory=list)
+    disconnected: bool = False
+
+
+async def ws_client(user_id: int, duration: int, stats: ConnectionStats, ws_url: str = WS_URL):
+    """Single WebSocket client for load testing."""
+    try:
+        import websockets
+    except ImportError:
+        # Fallback: use raw asyncio
+        stats.errors += 1
+        return
+
+    try:
+        start = time.time()
+        async with websockets.connect(ws_url, open_timeout=5) as ws:
+            stats.connect_time_ms = (time.time() - start) * 1000
+            stats.connected = True
+
+            # Send periodic messages for the duration
+            end_time = time.time() + duration
+            msg_count = 0
+            while time.time() < end_time:
+                try:
+                    msg_start = time.time()
+                    message = json.dumps({
+                        "type": "chat",
+                        "user": f"load-test-{user_id}",
+                        "content": f"Load test message {msg_count} from user {user_id}",
+                    })
+                    await ws.send(message)
+                    stats.messages_sent += 1
+
+                    # Wait for response (with timeout)
+                    try:
+                        response = await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=5.0)
+                        stats.messages_received += 1
+                        latency = (time.time() - msg_start) * 1000
+                        stats.latencies.append(latency)
+                    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                        stats.errors += 1
+
+                    msg_count += 1
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.5)  # 2 messages/sec per user
+
+                except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosed:
+                    stats.disconnected = True
+                    break
+                except Exception:
+                    stats.errors += 1
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        stats.errors += 1
+        if "Connection refused" in str(e) or "connect" in str(e).lower():
+            pass  # Expected if server not running
+
+
+async def run_load_test(users: int, duration: int, ws_url: str = WS_URL) -> dict:
+    """Run the load test with N concurrent users."""
+    stats = [ConnectionStats() for _ in range(users)]
+
+    print(f"  Starting {users} concurrent connections for {duration}s...")
+    start = time.time()
+
+    tasks = [ws_client(i, duration, stats[i], ws_url) for i in range(users)]
+    await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+
+    total_time = time.time() - start
+
+    # Aggregate results
+    connected = sum(1 for s in stats if s.connected)
+    total_sent = sum(s.messages_sent for s in stats)
+    total_received = sum(s.messages_received for s in stats)
+    total_errors = sum(s.errors for s in stats)
+    disconnected = sum(1 for s in stats if s.disconnected)
+
+    all_latencies = []
+    for s in stats:
+        all_latencies.extend(s.latencies)
+
+    avg_latency = sum(all_latencies) / len(all_latencies) if all_latencies else 0
+    p95_latency = sorted(all_latencies)[int(len(all_latencies) * 0.95)] if all_latencies else 0
+    p99_latency = sorted(all_latencies)[int(len(all_latencies) * 0.99)] if all_latencies else 0
+
+    avg_connect_time = sum(s.connect_time_ms for s in stats if s.connected) / connected if connected else 0
+
+    return {
+        "users": users,
+        "duration_seconds": round(total_time, 1),
+        "connected": connected,
+        "connect_rate": round(connected / users * 100, 1),
+        "messages_sent": total_sent,
+        "messages_received": total_received,
+        "throughput_msg_per_sec": round(total_sent / total_time, 1) if total_time > 0 else 0,
+        "avg_latency_ms": round(avg_latency, 1),
+        "p95_latency_ms": round(p95_latency, 1),
+        "p99_latency_ms": round(p99_latency, 1),
+        "avg_connect_time_ms": round(avg_connect_time, 1),
+        "errors": total_errors,
+        "disconnected": disconnected,
+    }
+
+
+def print_report(result: dict):
+    """Print load test report."""
+    print(f"\n{'='*60}")
+    print(f"  WEBSOCKET LOAD TEST REPORT")
+    print(f"{'='*60}\n")
+
+    print(f"  Connections:    {result['connected']}/{result['users']} ({result['connect_rate']}%)")
+    print(f"  Duration:       {result['duration_seconds']}s")
+    print(f"  Messages sent:  {result['messages_sent']}")
+    print(f"  Messages recv:  {result['messages_received']}")
+    print(f"  Throughput:     {result['throughput_msg_per_sec']} msg/s")
+    print(f"  Avg connect:    {result['avg_connect_time_ms']}ms")
+    print()
+    print(f"  Latency:")
+    print(f"    Avg: {result['avg_latency_ms']}ms")
+    print(f"    P95: {result['p95_latency_ms']}ms")
+    print(f"    P99: {result['p99_latency_ms']}ms")
+    print()
+    print(f"  Errors:         {result['errors']}")
+    print(f"  Disconnected:   {result['disconnected']}")
+
+    # Verdict
+    if result['connect_rate'] >= 95 and result['errors'] == 0:
+        print(f"\n  ✅ PASS")
+    elif result['connect_rate'] >= 80:
+        print(f"\n  ⚠️  DEGRADED")
+    else:
+        print(f"\n  ❌ FAIL")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="WebSocket Load Test")
+    parser.add_argument("--users", type=int, default=50, help="Concurrent users")
+    parser.add_argument("--duration", type=int, default=30, help="Test duration in seconds")
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="JSON output")
+    parser.add_argument("--url", default=WS_URL, help="WebSocket URL")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    ws_url = args.url
+
+    print(f"\nWebSocket Load Test — {args.users} users, {args.duration}s\n")
+
+    result = asyncio.run(run_load_test(args.users, args.duration, ws_url))
+
+    if args.json:
+        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
+    else:
+        print_report(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

tests/test_forge_wide_qa_pass_report.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+REPORT_PATH = ROOT / "reviews" / "2026-04-12-forge-wide-qa-pass.md"
+
+
+def test_forge_wide_qa_pass_report_exists():
+    assert REPORT_PATH.exists(), "missing forge-wide QA pass report artifact"
+
+
+def test_forge_wide_qa_pass_report_preserves_key_findings():
+    text = REPORT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    required = [
+        "# Forge-Wide QA Pass — 2026-04-12 Evening",
+        "**Reviewer:** Perplexity",
+        "**Scope:** All 6 Timmy Foundation repos",
+        "## Summary",
+        "the-nexus swarm pileup (again)",
+        "Queue throttle not deployed yet",
+        "CAPTCHA bypass tool in timmy-config #499",
+        "the-beacon Gemini bloat",
+        "Paper PRs need polish (timmy-home)",
+        "## Recommended Merge Order (the-nexus)",
+        "#1327",
+        "Reference: perplexity-status-report-2026-04-12-evening",
+    ]
+    for snippet in required:
+        assert snippet in text, f"missing report detail: {snippet}"